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ParserMigration Release status: stableCategory:Stable extensions
Implementation	User interfaceCategory:User interface extensions
Description	Provides an interface for migrating article text to new versions of the MediaWiki parser
Author(s)	Tim Starling, C. Scott Ananian, Content Transform Team
Latest version	Continuous updates
Compatibility policy	Snapshots releases along with MediaWiki. Master is not backward compatible.Category:Extensions with release branches compatibility policy
Database changes	No
License	Creative Commons Zero v1.0 Universal
Download	Download extension Git [?]: Browse repository (Phabricator · GitHub) Gerrit code review Git commit log Download source tarball Category:Extensions in Wikimedia version control
Help	Help:Extension:ParserMigration
Parameters $wgParserMigrationCompactIndicator $wgParserMigrationEnableParsoidArticlePages $wgParserMigrationUserNoticeDays $wgParserMigrationEnableQueryString $wgParserMigrationUserNoticeVersion $wgParserMigrationEnableParsoidDiscussionTools $wgParserMigrationEnableParsoidMobileFrontendTalkPages $wgParserMigrationEnableParsoidMobileFrontend
Hooks used ArticleParserOptions Category:ArticleParserOptions extensions GetPreferences Category:GetPreferences extensions ParserOutputPostCacheTransform Category:ParserOutputPostCacheTransform extensions SidebarBeforeOutput Category:SidebarBeforeOutput extensions
Quarterly downloads	18 (Ranked 98th)
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The ParserMigration extension provides an interface for comparing article rendering with a new non-default version of the MediaWiki parser , thus serving as a parser migration tool.

It was deployed on the Wikimedia production cluster until 2018 to compare Tidy-based output with a RemexHTML-based output. RemexHTML was the replacement for Tidy. In 2023 it was redeployed in order to compare legacy wikitext parser output with output generated by the Parsoid wikitext parser.

The availability of the tool can be controlled by a user via the "parsermigration" preference option.

Using the extension

See Help:Extension:ParserMigration and the extension's README file.

Installation

• Download and move the extracted ParserMigration folder to your extensions/ directory.
  Developers and code contributors should install the extension from Git instead, using:cd extensions/
git clone https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/mediawiki/extensions/ParserMigration
• Add the following code at the bottom of your LocalSettings.php file:

  wfLoadExtension( 'ParserMigration' );
  

• Done – Navigate to Special:Version on your wiki to verify that the extension is successfully installed.

Configuration

This extension adds a dropdown under "Developer tools" at the bottom of the "Editing" options for a user, which allows the user to opt-in, opt-out, or follow the wiki defaults for the use of the Parsoid wikitext parser to render article pages.

If the user chooses to follow the wiki default, the use of Parsoid will be based on two configuration options:

• $wgParserMigrationEnableParsoidDiscussionTools if set to true, will use Parsoid for all pages in the talk namespace, but not for other pages. This is intended for use with the DiscussionTools extension, which is already powered by Parsoid and enabled by default on some wikis.
• $wgParserMigrationEnableParsoidArticlePages if set to true, will use Parsoid for all pages in the main article namespace, but not for other pages.

See also

• Parsing/Parser Unification

For the 2018-era deployment of the ParserMigration tool, see:

• Parsing/Replacing Tidy
• Parsing/Replacing Tidy/FAQ

This extension is being used on one or more Wikimedia projects. This probably means that the extension is stable and works well enough to be used by such high-traffic websites. Look for this extension's name in Wikimedia's CommonSettings.php and InitialiseSettings.php configuration files to see where it's installed. A full list of the extensions installed on a particular wiki can be seen on the wiki's Special:Version page.

This extension is included in the following wiki farms/hosts and/or packages: Miraheze Category:Extensions included in Miraheze This is not an authoritative list. Some wiki farms/hosts and/or packages may contain this extension even if they are not listed here. Always check with your wiki farms/hosts or bundle to confirm.